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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Research Article

Peroxidation of the antimalarial drug primaquine: characterization of a benzidine-like metabolite with methaemoglobin-forming activity

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Pages 133-139 | Received 04 May 1992, Accepted 21 Sep 1992, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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